The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09
TTlEE VI A gEAE.
HIs REVIEW or THE ISSUES On THE
PRESENT CAMPAIGN.


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| ing his ola friends after 30 long On RbEencc.
1 i remember particularly, said he, its
l former Democratic record. After the war q
\ number Of MS Joined in movement 10 eaaf
the vote Of Ranidss for Henry W. Allsn, Of
! illustrious and immortal memory, and man
\ Rred to carry the parish for him in opppsi-
l1tion 10 james Madison Wells. Before ! lefs
4 tbs TgerislatTrs / assisted some Of my friends
/ IN trangpUrtipR his mortal remains 70 tho
| CsT1ltol Square at Baton Rouge, in order
/ that our law-nalfsrB might have before them
| n constant reminder Of man whose Life was
without guile or blsmish.
| We are engaged now in . fierce political
contest. It in not Huch one as engaged uur
attention in former days. i is not such
| contest rs We formerly waRed against q high
minded party, like the old Wing party, which,
1 like the Democratic party, was national in ta
\ principles and nHtional1n its organization.
/ II is not such contest as we wnEed with tho
/ Republican party, sectional organisation,
/ such as alarmed the sage Of Monticello in his
\ declining days ms q FIRE bell at nIghtr 1t Is
| a contest before the meeting OF the Demo
cratic convention, It wasannuunced as soon
az ] returned 10 the shores OF the United
l States that ] would not take part IN such q
4 factional fight. do not esteem it a faeti0nat
\ fight Though Il is unriguRl, | see no olliec-
! ton 10 such mCn appealing to the body OF
/ the people to decide the question OF the
/ bearer OF the Democratic standard, who shall
alone be placed before Democrats for their
4 autraRes. I see NO eplecylon 70 every one
| that fhe nominee will receive the full vote Of
| the party. j am, therefore, siding with one
Of the contestants 10 was lay Of the
| Spartan that man who, in times Of political
! excitement, remained neutral and failed to
support that candidate whom be deemed the
most suitable, should beabranded as infnln-
| Ous and punished rs traitor TO his country.
| l am supporting
=sABruEI. D, nr'ENEHT.
! But nm not here to denounee Francis y.
Nichols for exercising his uDuuubted right
10 B8k his DEMOCRATIC friends Tor their votes
It will be bad day for public virtue when
man Of pure private life and eminent pub
lie services, in the 6eld and in the COnn-
ell, shall be villihed by the people whom he
soon be over. The party viii be the hrmer
united for, its existence and viii be stronger
than ever before.
Of Governor. Each can, therefore, be taken
on his merits. By their fruits We shall
know them.
the campaign. lie has diecoursed ut length,
ably and el0aueutlyt on his eminent services
in the trying times Of i 81 81 when the State
was 1Yrested from the hRnds Of the hepubh-
can parity under which it had gT0aned and
been despoiled and plundered for 80 many
years. j would not pluck one single we'll
earned laurel from his brow. Bpt If he seeks
any special merit for hlg services on that
occasion let him point to the man Of high or
low degree who failed to do his duty. Let
him reflect whether there are not also other
men who are entitled to receive a laeed Of
praise. FtgeTe fUfteS fIJe AgGHleTllllOn ntliitG
All through the year ST4 the country WAS
AbiREe with the fires Of detefminahon on the
part OF the people Of LOUISIANA that the
reign OF lulavery and corruption should cease.
| They would submit TO Its continuation no
longer. The acts Of 1 STT were only the log
ichi and legitimate gulminatian-qt work that
had long been commenced. III had +. point
to single one WHO deserves more credit than
another, ! should single out the gallant
Ogden, who, with his White League, broke
Fourteenth Of September, 1874, and who
was ready with his veterans to dare any SER
vice on the 9th OF Janngfy, 1877. might
also point to Samuel ID. 4LeAnerX, Who,
! though no governor or general n-elnet, was
with the noble men o. the 9uachlta Valley
in the performance OF that service sl;ich
gives the name TO
THE 'oUaoHITA PLAN"
Happily we do not need these ser
vices now az, well as Gen. Nichols
would suIely perform them. The sttle
is rehabisLtated- Der h9dlea4 ,oppreeg-
Ii Fiilbs the fa1llt 81 the Democracy II fliey
ever return The time viii Hope, never re-
turn when gun shall hage % be fired on her
territory. We want tae hest men to set TO
work to repair our waste places. We want
peace, and happiness and prosperity We
Iooling over the subjects which most CON
Germ orr welfare To-day, the most Gasual OBJ
server must see that al the questions which
beaE on our MATERIAL prosperity samuel ID.
McEneTy has handled ~ a mastery manner.
Look at the finances OF the State which were
once in guGh a dEpl0rEble condition. Many
Of the best people Of the state had Long
standing reminder 81 Radical rascalitv and
Radical oppression, would DC reDudiated as
soon as the Democratic PARTY returned 10
power, II WAC me results II ne robbery q
their handicapped posseesipna. The State
1 Convention validated hin measure, and 1t
thus became q luft Obligation Of our own peO-
pie. Hey to stEuEsi3 under lts heavy lQad
/ WAC Q problem for q sta leanan and 4 patriot.
1 The interest on the assumed state debt could
4 not be met ItWas defAitled. he steps by
which the Stats rose frpm les low credit 10 iis
/ iatratiOn Of Samuel ~ AicEnerg, need not
/ be recapitulated. But they are enOpgh TO
4 stannp him as master iinapaisr and man Of
/ business. Ever The more than generoua
4 treatment OF the State Cungentiun Wis not
| sufficient toni GEate the aSariee Of the insa-
4 tiste bnndhnlGers- They refused 70 lake The
bonds with their reduced interest. The money
fast accumulated ii TIE yaultsOf tie banks
4 and the fiscal AGENCY, with all the dangers of
I loss By bank talinttss, AZ highly honorable as
/ credit in New York. Her bonds were worth,
/ virtually, nothing in the market. They were
! not hhted On the stock board. Az H@s then
! faaf some q our leading business men petit
4 toned the Governor 10 HtlvOeate
A CONSTITUTIONS AMENDMENT,
/ with o A par cent bond, which tla bbndhold-
4 srs lad agreed 10 take That patiflon con
\ tanned the hQnored names OF Francis =.
! Nichols and Frederick N. Ogden. The meas.
1 uEs oould NOS have passed the Legislatnre
i without the active personal co QpaFas sion OF
/ HaF. MeEnerg. He hesitated not Id advise
/ With all, of whatever faction. he advised
4 with me. had no pAtianec Whatever with.
1 the validated RadieaIdelt. Igiid not believe
/ We eNsdit. Coy. MehnsTr, i be had peep
re paraolaF sfoHsEn0r sg whom we have
4 heard so much, would ma hRye come uear
| one Wll2 had 80 NigetOuAiy, sld perhaps bit.
j tsriE ) nuDpgrtad Cen Ogden against him. But
he did taIk; earnestly slneegely, ably, /
/ peaple, al did every 6ther iaan IN ny parrish
/ except hfteen. but MAS willing te vote %
elpW the people, who perhaps knew bet
I teT than i to any whether they Yanted an
\ amendment OF NOT The amendment passed
/ Many Of the Governors wise pfediGsi0na ID
reg4rd q 4 nave eoale 70 pass. There u pow
II no dciapll OF interest," and pefhaps the debt
4 may s9on be paid Tho bonds have s1ne M
4 4rpIn 20 III ECO tp92 i'll 1887 Go8stitn-
4 FeAal WarEants are paid N sub. There e
plsel inquiry about Loliisiana finances. The
State has good credit Thsls a coIansepcipq
\ slmluna % immigration. ID VIII Rrow
II eEeAisr % every FeaF pr9 grasFee.
- = ~ 4 " pIlsn a.lili ls4l hlaAieee ~ Y
lsAs lollfiaalnR e9nsiiop, This is becsnae
laeDts tAat Mltn the lights beIcAe llilns he
Vas anle Y OBTAIN ~ my Owl parish par
time HlDee the war. And 50 in other parishes
whose afialrs have looked iiifQ.
Ia paElsA e9ye s,l appaipieef have
Il Deem err liclsed. A ms n arjaisA Some ever.
blame him for tho mode of aRp6intnent u
posce inrqfa ly TIE sapyegnaf nEtead OF by
F0pniAr election BE did uqf 1riH1aate Me
ldeA 81 OilF piHaeAt nlDdesef election. 8is
lsegial0tnle atd ,pqi originate n. "a Game
dewn tlanl Gen Nichols acllninistra tion.i
Ahsfe kas been perlget sllaHlnitg 81 me
Anbieat with egeEg Dalnoctatir 4osNtpnf
exetY 42elaQesAise eanc3Ss aud 2gors leAo-
fsFE4ir legialetare 55nec we fefiFn ~ allr
people V pDNer 4 Wa intanddd foi thei
paustit % Vie faalFhes taqlaseltea. Is Inc
lsst Aefise 10y lead ipib liieli4Fsafi.O "a
A.erilp4ii safpir5ep s biitneiant poles islrnfs
az the pe9ple. Wow tliS FSuld ~ qt,sd
tl.ls,g 4ft tefann A}ien WIS h efndita III
iel 80 .esieislass fsgn hapides Is 1870.